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Genetic Structure and Potential Environmental Determinants of Local Genetic Diversity in Japanese Honeybees (Apis cerana japonica).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Nagamitsu Teruyoshi, Yasuda Mika, Saito-Morooka Fuki, Inoue Maki N, Nishiyama Mio, Goka Koichi, Sugiura Shinji, Maeto Kaoru, Okabe Kimiko, Taki Hisatomo
Abstract excerpt
Declines in honeybee populations have been a recent concern. Although causes of the declines remain unclear, environmental factors may be responsible. We focused on the potential environmental determinants of local populations of wild honeybees, Apis cerana japonica, in Japan. This subspecies has little genetic variation in terms of its mitochondrial DNA sequences, and genetic variations at nuclear loci are as...
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